All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Tonga
Tonga: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 505.21 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Tonga stood at 505.21 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Tonga peaked at 505.21 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 141.92 kg per square kilometre, in 1965.
Tonga ranks 41st of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 146.14 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 150.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 165.17 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 159.57 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 141.92 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 150.04 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 149.49 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 165.06 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 172.91 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 177.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 176.09 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 178.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 202.33 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 198.94 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 274.12 kg per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 1976 | 272.94 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 306.08 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 409.63 kg per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1979 | 420.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 433.27 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 481.23 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 434.81 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 341.01 kg per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1984 | 346.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 419.57 kg per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1986 | 417.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 447.02 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 453.68 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 493.82 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 396.02 kg per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 396.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 447.82 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 442.74 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 432.93 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 428.49 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 426.94 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 420.46 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 420.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 442.25 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 463.84 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 463.7 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 463.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 463.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 463.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 463.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 463.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 466.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 466.73 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 466.72 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 466.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 466.7 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 474.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 474.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 478.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 485.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 490.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 494.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 496.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 498.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 503.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 500.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 502.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 505.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 505.21 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 216.78 kg per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 505.21 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 126.48 kg per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +37.8% | 198.94 kg per square kilometre | 274.12 kg per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +33.8% | 306.08 kg per square kilometre | 409.63 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 155.6 kg per square kilometre | 141.92 kg per square kilometre | 172.91 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 261.64 kg per square kilometre | 176.09 kg per square kilometre | 420.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 426.87 kg per square kilometre | 341.01 kg per square kilometre | 493.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 425.42 kg per square kilometre | 396.02 kg per square kilometre | 447.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 464.63 kg per square kilometre | 463.7 kg per square kilometre | 466.75 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 482.6 kg per square kilometre | 466.7 kg per square kilometre | 498.33 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 502.96 kg per square kilometre | 500.48 kg per square kilometre | 505.21 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 38 Malta 520.74 kg per square kilometre compare
- 39 Guinea-Bissau 518.61 kg per square kilometre compare
- 40 South Sudan 517.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 42 Costa Rica 504.55 kg per square kilometre compare
- 43 Guatemala 501.88 kg per square kilometre compare
- 44 Jamaica 495.51 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Tonga?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Tonga was 505.21 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 505.21 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 141.92 kg per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Tonga rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Tonga ranks 41st out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.